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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 17 NFP)
For publication opinions today (4): Indiana Family and Social Services Administration v. Robert T. Pickett - "[W]e grant rehearing for the limited purpose of making clear that we intended to affirm the trial court’s order of reversal and remand. To...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 7, 2009 12:54 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 7 NFP)
For publication opinions today (4): Elizabeth and Terry Baker v. Donnie Lee is a grandparent visitation case where the paternal grandmother (Baker) adopted the children and the trial court awarded paternal grandfather (Lee) visitation. In a 7-page opinion, Judge Bailey...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 19, 2009 12:23 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 4 today (and 15 NFP)
For publication opinions today (4): In Larry Cox and Tube City v. Allen Matthews, a 20-page opinion, CJ Baker writes:Appellants-defendants Larry Cox and Tube City, LLC d/b/a Olympic Mill Services (collectively, "Tube City"), appeal from the trial court‘s judgment holding...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 12, 2009 12:44 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 8 today (and 26 NFP)
For publication opinions today (8): In Term. of Parent Child Rel. of M.B. and S.B. , an important 25-page opinion, Judge Brown concludes:A partial termination of parental rights does not exist under Indiana law. See Ind. Code § 31-35-6-4. Either...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 31, 2008 11:58 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 19 NFP)
For publication opinions today (6): In James Hicks v. Gary and Judy Larson, a 12-page, 2-1 opinion concerning grandparent visitation, Judge Mathias writes:Gary and Judy Larson filed in Gibson Circuit Court a petition for grandparent visitation. The Larsons (“Grandparents”) are...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 10, 2008 02:12 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 8 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In Alan C. Jones v. State of Indiana , a 7-page opinion, Judge Barnes writes:Alan Jones appeals the revocation of his probation, the reinstatement of his suspended sentence, and the trial court’s determination that he...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 21, 2007 12:22 PM
Ind. Decisions - Indy Star discovers Atkins guardianship/visitation rights dispute
The Indianapolis Star appears to be playing "catch-up" this week with stories it failed to cover in the past. Yesterday the Star discovered the BP permitting dispute in Lake County, giving it front-page play. (See ILB entry here.) Today the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 6, 2007 06:20 AM
Law - Washington Post editorial provides clarity on Vermont-Virginia dispute
A Washington Post editorial today cuts to the essence of the Vermont-Virginia visitation dispute. A paragraph:As the Vermont Supreme Court understood, this dispute isn't about whether Virginia is bound to honor same-sex unions. (The federal Defense of Marriage Act protects...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 9, 2006 08:52 AM
Law - Kentucky Supreme Court rules in a same-sex adoption case
Andrew Wolfson of the Louisville Courier Journal has a story today headlined "Lesbian loses in custody case: Couple split after both had cared for child." The facts are:[Brenda] Fawbush, then a bartender, and [Teresa] Davis, a social worker, met about...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 16, 2006 08:36 AM
Ind. Decisions - "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear case on sex offender visitation"
"U.S. Supreme Court won't hear case on sex offender visitation" is the headline to this AP story published this afternoon in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Some quotes:The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not consider a constitutional challenge...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 30, 2006 07:27 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on Indiana prison policy on sex-offender visitation
Recall that on November 10, 2005, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Jane Doe v. J. David Donahue. An AP story at the time (quoted in this ILB entry from 11/10/05) began:A state prison policy...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 4, 2006 09:56 AM
Ind. Decisions - Two other Supreme Court decisions today, one dealing with same-sex parents [Updated]
Krste Prentoski v. Five Star Painting, Inc. is a workers compensation appeal, affirms that "Indiana Code Section 22-3-3-27(c) and similarly worded predecessor statutes ... mean that the limitations period begins running on the last date “for which” compensation was paid...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 23, 2005 01:11 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Prison policy on sex-offender visitation to stand "
An AP story today in the Louisville Courier Journal does nothing to add further clarification to the Supreme Court's order yesterday (2nd item) "vacating prior order granting transfer" in Doe v. Donahue. Some quotes from the AP:The Indiana Supreme Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 22, 2005 07:40 AM
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court posts (1) order accepting Pfaff resignation; and (2) order retracting transfer grant in sex offender visitation by minors case
Two orders were posted on the Supreme Court website late today. In the Matter of L. Benjamin Pfaff is labeled "Published Order Accepting Resignation." The Court ordered the following:L. Benjamin Pfaff’s resignation from office is accepted and is effective as...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 21, 2005 05:30 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court hears arguments on sex offender policy
Yesterday the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Jane Doe v. J. David Donahue. Here is the description from the Court website:Inmates who have been convicted of sexual offenses with minors and are therefore subject to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 10, 2005 07:29 AM
Ind. Decisions - More on Wednesday's lesbian child support ruling
Charles Wilson of the AP has a story today, available in the Louisville Courier Journal, headlined "State appeals court orders lesbian mother to pay child child support." The decision is In re the adoption of two minor children: Julie Mariga...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 19, 2005 11:14 AM
Indiana Decisions - STAR editorial on last week's visitation rights ruling
The Indianapolis Star editorializes this morning on last week's Court of Appeals ruling: In Re: A.B. v. S.B, stating:Strike out the mention of King's sexual orientation or how her child was conceived -- with the help of her brother --...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 30, 2004 06:41 AM
Indiana decisions - Court extends rights to gay mom
"Court extends rights to gay mom: Judges prod lawmakers to address family issues raised by new social reality and reproductive technology." That is the headline to this front-page story today in the Indianapolis Star, reporting on the decision of an...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 27, 2004 07:12 AM
Indiana Law - The future of gay marriage and civil unions nationally and in Indiana
The New York Times Magazine has an outstanding article this week by David J. Garrow, titled "Toward a More Perfect Union," that reviews the entire recent history of the gay right-to-marriage movement. Taking the long view, the article concludes:Looking back...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 10, 2004 09:33 AM
Indiana Decisions - A number of Court of Appeals decisions today; several are high visibility
Keith R. Michael, et al. v. City of Bloomington, et al. (3/22/04 IndCtApp) [Eminent Domain] Eugene King v. Tom Terry (3/22/04 IndCtApp) [Quantum Meruit, Real Estate] Shahid Iqbal v. State of Indiana (3/22/04 IndCtApp) [Criminal Law & Procedure] Sam Matshazi...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 23, 2004 02:49 PM